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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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